Bready, funeral director, 22 newry road, rathfriland, bt34 5al. Knockbreda parish church this page summarises records created by this organisation the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. Our purpose is to let you know about church and parish events that are currently taking place whether these are religious, cultural or historical. An astonishing array of funerary monuments may be found in the parish churchyard of knockbreda, once out in the county down countryside. It attempts to explain the shifting coi parishes within the civil parish of shankill belfast. On the tombstone, locate in the old graveyard, against the east wall, ese of the knockbreda parish church, the date is inscribed as 14 feb 1929, aged 72 years. Knockbreda parish church belfast church, religious.
Buy history of the parish of knockbreda by william patrick carmody isbn. He was brought up in knockbreda parish in belfast where he became a christian in 1987, and has been a lifelong supporter of west bromwich albion. Welcome to the website for devenish parish irvinestown. Knock, like many local knocks including knockbreda, stems from the irish. Newtownbreda, a village, in the parish of knockbreda, barony of upper castlereagh, county of down, and province of ulster, 2 miles s. Down this page features free records for knockbreda graveyard, co. Knockbreda cemetery in belfast, county antrim find a. Foreword parishioners and all who claim family and other links to st bernadettes parish will.
There is a free look up service available for members who are unable to visit the library. The book adds that there was a well of st colmcille, but that it was filled. Knockbreda cemetery in belfast, county antrim find a grave. I was wondering if anyone had a map of the knockbreda parish graveyard or could point me where i could get one. With the old church of breda having been in ruins since the early seventeenth century, the dilapidated church at knock served the united parish, but not it alone, for knockbreda was at the time also joined to the parish of dundonald, and therein lay the difficulty. Funeral service on friday at 1pm in knockbreda parish church, belfast. Property for sale in knockbreda, belfast propertypal. Click on the researchsource links to see the records for knockbreda. History of the parish of knockbreda by dean carmody, 1929. Knockbreda parish church old cemetery 1737 belfast youtube. I thought you might like to see a cemetery for knockbreda cemetery i found on. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.
The creation of knockbreda parish church and belvoir park. Knockbreda civil parish, county down, northern ireland. Ballinabeck graveyard, ballymore parish ir 675080 old irish graveyards co. Off the saintfield road, enter from the church road. Message boards localities north america canada ontario hastings robert and ellen tafe coulson, arriving from ireland abt 1846 message boards search for content in. Click here for a map of the parishes click here to see the references used and abbreviations.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Knockbreda topographical dictionary of ireland 1837. In memory of ann bailie who departed this life in 1806 aged 34 years. The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of knockbreda. Edited by lydia wilson, it contains essays by hugh dixon on knockbreda church, james stevens curl on the knockbreda mausolea, nini rogers on th. The original parish of knockbreda was very large it ran from drumbo to holywood. Burials no longer take place at the site, which is enclosed by a high stone wall. A couple of years back i wrote a piece about the influence of horror cinema and literature on the music of kate bush. The parish name on civil records for all marriages etc in these churches will be shankill, but church records will use the religious parish name e. Click here to return to churches page 1 with parish names ai. A photo gallery record of branch outings and other events of the north of ireland family history society.
All the words you need for the service should be on the screen at the front of the church. Click here for a list of churches in the current phone book and their addresses. The cemetery is built around the little parish church nestled on the pinnacle of the hill, which was consecrated in 1737. An astonishing array of funerary monuments may be found in the parish churchyard of knockbreda, once out in the county down countryside, but now. Followed by committal in knockbreda parish graveyard. This website aims to present easily accessible information about our parish. Our mission is to guide people of all backgrounds into a personal relationship with jesus christ.
The material was arranged by civil parish and townland in volumes known as tithe applotment books. It is pleasantly situated on an eminence near the river lagan, and immediately adjoining belvoir park, the seat of sir r. In loving and honoured memory of maximilian herbert browne mcroyal irish rifles captain 108th trench mortar battery killed in france 21st june 1918 aged 22 years. During the period 1823 to 1837 a tithe applotment survey was made in each civil parish for the whole of ireland to determine the value of tithe payable by different landlords. Vestry minute books record the deliberations of the parish vestry and will be. Censuses of knockbreda church of ireland congregation, 1873 and 1875 t.
Mausolea of old knockbreda parish graveyard 1737 youtube. There are no photographs of gravestone inscriptions on the nifhs website. Knockbreda civil parish, belfast city john grenham. Bernadettes stands today, extending from the lagan to knockbracken. The information is based on locations and records before 1922. Following a decision by the ni executive that cemeteries can reopen, we are putting a plan in place to manage the opening of our cemeteries from sunday 26 april 2020, while also making sure that the health and safety of our staff and members of the public are protected. I recently acquired the whole story, a best of compilation released by kate in 1986, and have since become rather obsessed with one of the tracks featured on it. Knockbreda parish offers you a very warm welcome to a loving christian family where a variety of worship styles are catered for. Pages in category civil parish of knockbreda the following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5. Gravestone inscriptions for county down presbyterian. Situated on a long, sloping hill between church road and saintfield road in south belfast, knockbreda cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city. Most are commonwealth war grave commission cwgc headstones and some are family headstones commemorating a.
Belfast, county antrim, bt8 6rb northern ireland show map. Knockbreda cemetery, created by des11v, newtownbreda, antrim, northern ireland, united kingdom take billiongraves with you wherever you go. Below is a list of places in the civil parish of knockbreda, county down, northern ireland. The parish of knockbreda had been created by the union of the separate parishes of knock and breda in the 1650s. The church was built in 1737 so the graveyard was probably first used some few years later. It was designed by richard cassels, the architect of leinster house in. The book launch was held at killinchy nonsubscribing presbyterian church on tuesday december 8th 2009. The land itself is believed to date back to at least the th century, while the graveyard became public property in 1896. The uhf gravestone inscriptions book for knockbreda graveyard includes only one bailiebaillie stone.
Knock cemetery holds centuries of history behind old grey wall. Also robert bailie who departed this life in 1818 aged 43 years. We have loved spending time with you, answering your questions, getting to know you all and ofcourse doing the monkey. Church of ireland parish of knockbreda, which remains the civil parish in which st. Click here to see the references used and abbreviations.
Knockbreda was consecrated by francis hutchinson, the bishop of down and connor, on sunday 7 august 1737. Will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by the entire family circle. Said track was written especially for the compilation and released to promote it. In the following table the link surnames beside a set of records enables you to check whether a surname exists and whether there are any alternative spellings. Knockbreda cemetery, newtownbreda, antrim, northern. The following is a list of the presbyterian graveyards in county down that have been transcribed and published by the ulster historical foundation as part of its gravestone inscription series the name of the parish follows the church, while the volume number is also given. In stirling, the kirk session books of 1640 record that people were erecting little.
Knockbreda our final destination is knockbreda parish church, built in 1737 and dominating the landscape. Knock burial ground is one of the most ancient sites in belfast. Civil registration for protestant marriages began in 1845. The graveyard contains a wealth of architecture, art and. Newtownbreda topographical dictionary of ireland 1837.
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